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Horn, Michael S.; Phillips, Brenda C.; Evans, Evelyn Margaret; Block, Florian; Diamond, Judy; Shen, Chia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
In this study, we investigate museum visitor learning and engagement at an interactive visualization of an evolutionary tree of life consisting of over 70,000 species. The study was conducted at two natural history museums where visitors collaboratively explored the tree of life using direct touch gestures on a multi-touch tabletop display. In the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Instruction, Museums, Evolution
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Bhattacharyya, Gautam; Bodner, George M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
Although one of the presumed aims of graduate training programs is to help students develop into practitioners of their chosen fields, very little is known about how this transition occurs. In the course of studying how graduate students learn to solve organic synthesis problems, we were able to identify some of the key factors in the epistemic…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Graduate Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Science Instruction
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Tao, Ying; Oliver, Mary; Venville, Grady – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Set in the context of today's globalized approaches to curriculum reform, the purpose of this study was to compare the teaching and learning of science in Chinese and Australian Grade 6 classrooms. A conceptual framework based on notions of culture and socioeconomic status informed the research design. Case study participants were three teachers…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods